Special Remarks:

Tour is 100% guaranteed; if cancelled 120% of the price will be refunded.

Pricing Details

Single:

$290

Double (/Person):

$190

Third Person

Adult:

Free

Child (Age 0-12):

Free

Fourth Person

Adult:

$130

Child (Age 0-12):

$130

Note: *Price in USD is based on the lowest price per person per room over the next 30 days. Exact prices are displayed when you select a date.

Buy 2 Get 3rd Free: (1) Cancellation of free-fare passenger must be made at least 7 days before departure. (2) No-show or late cancellation incurs a $130 penalty fee for the reserved bus seat.

Child rates: Child rates apply to those who are 0-12 yrs old. Child above 2 yrs must take the seat. Customers are welcome to use child safety seats on that have lap and/or shoulder belts/harnesses for the infant under 2 yrs. Children sharing a room with 2 adult passengers pay the same price as a third or fourth adult. Please note that each hotel room can only accommodate up to 4 guests of any age.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1 New York - York Beach/Salem - Portland - Auburn/Waterville(415 miles)

In the morning, we will drive from New York to York, ME to visit York's Wild Kingdom, where we will have the chance to feed deer and small goats, as well as take a camel ride. In 2017, the Wild Kingdom is open from May 27th to September 24th. When it is closed, we will instead visit the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, MA. Later in the day, we will go to Portland to visit the Portland Head Light House before heading to our hotel for the night.

York Beach, ME

Yorks Wild KingdomThis large zoo and amusement park in southern Maine draws more than 200,000 guests every year. In addition to the usual fare of food stalls, gift shops, and rides, York's Wild Kingdom is home to 75 different animal exhibits.

Salem, MA

Salem Witch MuseumThis kitschy show in historic Salem, Massachusetts uses wax figures to give visitors an overview of the Salem Witch Trials. Its fun gift shop and unique presentation make is a tourist favorite. It may be scary for young children.

Portland, ME

Portland Head LightFor more than 200 years, the lighthouse known as the Portland Head Light has been a beacon for ships off the coast of New England. Construction on the lighthouse began in 1787 under the direction of not-yet-president George Washington.

Today, we will take a nature cruise or a lobster cruise to learn about the local marine life. At noon, we will go to Bar Harbor, where we can enjoy delicious foods like Maine steamed lobster, lobster ice cream, blueberry soda and more. Then, we will drive to Acadia National Park to visit the summit of Cadillac Mountain. Along the way, we will be able to enjoy a beautiful view of Eagle Lake. Later, we will visit Thunder Hole.

Bar Harbor, ME

Acadia Nature Cruise or Lobster Steal CruiseFully narrated cruise of Frenchman Bay and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of coastal Maine or when in season, join an unforgettable excursion to experience the daily routines of a Maine Lobsterman.

Acadia National Park, MEAcadia National Park is located on Mount Desert Island just off the coast of Maine. This scenic park encompasses mountains, ocean shoreline, lakes, and forest. Guests can expect to see moose, black bear, whit-tailed deer, and many seabirds.

Cadillac MountainThis mountain sits at the center of Acadia National Park in Maine. There are numerous hiking trails that lead to the summit at 1,528 feet. There is also a road that leads to the top.

Eagle LakeThis beautiful lake sits in the deep in the heart of Maine's Acadia National Park. It is a great spot to do some relaxing fishing, though a permit is required to do so.

Thunder HoleThunder Hole is an impressive blowhole in Acadia National Park, Maine. Seawater is pushed into a submerged cave and shoots up through the ground as high as forty feet in the air. The area offers great views as well.

Day 3 Boothbay Harbor - Mystic - New York(381 miles)

We will begin the day by visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens before driving south to Mystic, CT to visit the Mystic Aquarium. In the evening, we will arrive in New York City.

Boothbay Harbor, METhe town of Boothbay Harbor was part of of the English colony of Cape Newagen in the 17th century. It is a quaint, typical New England seaside village.

Coastal Maine Botanical GardensSpanning 270 acres of Maine coastline, these botanical gardens opened in 2007. They are divided into many different gardens, including the Giles Rhododendron Garden, the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, the Vayo Meditation Garden, and more.

Mystic, CT

Mystic AquariumThe Mystic Aquarium offers a unique zoological experience, the centerpiece of which is the massive outdoor pool that contains four beluga whales. This facility is also one of only four United States aquariums that hold Steller sea lions.

*Return time is an estimate and varies based on traffic and weather conditions.

East Brunswick, NJ pickup and drop off arrangement during May 25th - Sept 3rd, 2018:

East Brunswick Pickup:Shuttle bus will pick up passengers at East Brunswick 7:00am and send them to Jersey City-Acme Market.

East Brunswick Drop-off: Passengers will be send to Manhattan - Chinatown (87 Bowery, New York) first and then transferred back to East Brunswick. Since the returning times for different tours vary, passengers who need to go back to East Brunswick have to patiently wait for the shuttle in the meeting point. (*Note: East Brunswick shuttle transfer only available for this location 6:30 AM & 7:00AM pick up passengers.)

For Brooklyn departures, the drop off location will be Chinatown - Manhattan at Bowery Street.

Drop off location will be the same as pick up location (some locations may not have drop off service).

The timetable above is subject to change. We reserve the right to make changes to the itinerary without prior notice.

If you would like to join the optional activities, please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide. You cannot buy / use the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.

Meals and drinks unspecified during the trip.

A mandatory service fees: Minimum $10 / day / person should be paid in cash to tour guide and the bus driver as a service fee. Any child / Infant reserving a seat will have to pay the service fees as well. Ex: 2 people taking a 2-day tour would pay: $10 x 2 (seats) x 2 (days) = $40.

Parking Information

Additional Notes

Hotel & Tour Guide Information: This information will be provided
by the tour guide the night before departure between 7:00pm - 9:00pm EST via
phone call or text message. If for any reason you do not receive the
call or text, you should be at the pickup location at least 20 minutes prior
to the scheduled departure time.

Tour route may be changed and reversed; you may contact the vendor 1-2 days prior departure to confirm final itinerary

Customers are held solely responsible for their own travel documents and/or visas if required.

Bus Arrangement: Usually only passengers in the same order will be arranged in the same bus. If you book the tour separately with your friends and you want to sit in the same bus, you need to inform us before departure . Or you may be arranged in different buses.

Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.

Policies

Confirmation

Your ticket(s) will be confirmed at the time of booking. Please allow up to 8 hours to receive the confirmation. Your booking will be processed as soon as possible.

Redemption

Complete operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, is included on your e-ticket. You must print the e-tickets and take them along on your trip; they are your proof of purchase.

Terms & Condition

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

The purchase of any travel services represents your acceptance Terms & Conditions set out herein. Please ensure that you read carefully and understand these Terms & Conditions prior to booking.

Booking changes
A fee may be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. Name changes or corrections may be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees will apply. A change of tour date or tour itinerary may be treated as a cancellation, and normal cancellation fees will apply. Please be noted that we do not allow departure change 48 hours before departure.

Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to TakeTours by email or through web mail at Contact Us .

Tour Departure: This tour has 100% guaranteed departure; if the tour is cancelled there will be refund of 120%. Restrictions apply; due to weather conditions, State Emergencies, Airport Closures or anything beyond the control of the tour operator the 120% refund will NOT apply.

Cancellation penalties per person for 1-4 days tours

(Notification day and departure day are not counted)

15-30 days or more prior to departure - 10% of total purchase amount.

7-14 days prior to departure - 25% of total purchase amount.

4-6 days prior to departure - 50% of total purchase amount.

Within 3 days prior to departure - 100% of total purchase amount.

Day of departure or no show - 100% per person.

Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.

Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a schedule trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every efforts to maintain the normal operation.

There is 6% handling fee add-on to the above penalties.

NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.

Itinerary Variations
We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.

Tour Cancellation:
We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, TakeTours' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour.. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.

We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.

Customer reviews(95)

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: AMIL KUSAIN JR on 2017-10-15

The trip was amazing! We have Eddie as our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the trip. The trip went delay because of some traffic issues. However, Eddie ensure that we will cover as much as we can in the trip and indeed we had. One of the reason I joined the trip because of the Salem side trip. I was so scared that the trip will be canceled because of the delay. However, Eddie ensure that we get to visit there even for a short time. In general I am very satisfied about the trip. Thank you.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Kumar on 2017-09-07

Our tour guide was hao wu. He was exceptionally helpful and respectful of everyone on the tour. It was meticulously planned and went off without a hitch. Would recommend it to anyone.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Catherine on 2017-09-05

Amazing tour! I and my wife took it at the time of memorial weekend last year. The tour was extremely well planned and the guide Hao was very informative and helpful. English was good enough and easy to understand. The itinerary is full of wonderful spots - starting with the mystic aquarium. It is pricey for the size but otherwise a great place to see. you can touch the fish and see the sea lions / whales. Views from Cadillac mountain are amazing and so is bar harbor. Do try the blueberry icecreams. the last day has the portland lighthouse which is quite a view- calm and serene. The last stop of zoo is also fun with lot of animals and birds to see and click! overall a comfortable journey, with frequent stops made. The movies on board the bus and wifi makes the travel time much easier to pass. Yes, you do have to adjust to be on time as per the itinerary, but that is what such tours come with. if you do not want to plan a lot, want to save money and have a relaxed time in beautiful Acadia park, you should go for this tour.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Catherine on 2017-09-05

I booked a tour from 9/2 to 9/4. I very enjoyed the trip with my tour guide Hao Wu. He is so firendly and kind. I'll back next year for another trip with him.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: GeeTk on 2017-08-31

I love it,i love Acadia 3days trip,i love tourguide Hao Wu,thanks !

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Jason on 2017-08-31

Once this trip gave me a lot of deep impression, I guide Hao let I met more than 40 new friend, Hao said he met this year this time the weather is the best because we are all very lucky people, thank you bring to our family a good trip! Thank you!thank you Hao!

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: vivek on 2017-07-25

Our tour to Maine was well planned. The transportation was good. Our tour guide Randy was very good and helpful. He took extra efforts to make sure that all passengers are comfortable and enjoy their trip. He made some real time changes to adjust to the time lost in traffic.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Anita on 2017-07-24

Tour was great experience.
Maine is very beautiful and peaceful. Enjoyed tour very much. This is a place that everyone should Visit if they could. Tour guide Rex was very nice and informative. Driver also did a good job, feel safe. Hotel was nice and clean.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Deepti on 2017-07-05

Our tour guide was Evan Liu. Very happy go lucky & sweet man. It was a good experience to explore Maine with Evan's guidance.I highly recommend Evan and appreciate the service.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Irene on 2017-07-03

It was a great trip! Me and my husband primarily went for Acadia and and while reading my review, please bear in mind that I have driven to, explored, hiked and treasured around 20 National parks at my own pace during my decade long stay in the western part of US, hence I am not bias toward bus tours. Yes, this trip was hectic (only moderately) but that was expected being a short conducted tour and that was the very reason we took it. If you want to get an idea of Acadia and the treasures of coastal Maine in a short 3 day trip without exhausting yourself from driving, then this is definitely for you. This was our reason too and Taketours definitely delivered on their promises; we would go back later on our own to explore more.
Our tour guide 'Randy' had a keen sense of time management, hospitality and people's skills. Our driver 'T' was excellent, we really appreciated her. Randy made genuine effort for everyone to enjoy what the trip had to offer. He revised our itinerary to avoid bad weather and get around traffic conditions. He even made the bus return back to Acadia in the afternoon because the mountain top view was completely foggy in that morning; that's for us was a great sign of an efficient and considerate tour manager. The trip was designed to accommodate plenty of time to enjoy fresh-caught Bar harbor cuisine and we had great seafood lunch as well as dinner at our own pace there while taking in the harbor view.
The bus was clean and all the admission fees were clearly written on the website as well as on the ticket. Randy even texted us the day before with his phone number, itinerary detail and costs. Attractions were optional so that people can choose/pay for things as per their taste or health abilities and that's a great positive point for us. We didn't want to visit Mystic aquarium, so we didn't go and instead enjoyed visiting local shops and a taste of local cuisine in 'The Boathouse'. Randy and the tour organizers also made sure that the bus stops at every 2 hours, we really appreciated that. One negative point for this tour is no allowed restroom usage on board unless its an emergency. Now, people with overactive bladder and other relevant conditions should consider that; although we were completely fine as Randy diligently made stops every 2 hrs and did allow a few emergency usage for little kids and senior citizens. The tour company doesn't avail a restroom cleaning service every night during this 3 day tour, hence their rule of no on-board usage without emergency. Being seated in the back near the restroom we really didn't mind that rule as this area could have been very smelly otherwise. My only suggestion would be to put this rule in your website detail so that people may know about it beforehand. Randy was very nice to tell everyone this before boarding and oriented people to the restroom located in the company office building in Chinatown.
In summery, it was a very professional tour, filled with great scenery, delicious cuisine, abundant view of marine life during the cruise trip and plenty of activities for the kids (small zoo and aquarium) that was managed with an excellent tour guide and was driven by an excellent driver. In return they do charge a minimum 12% service fee / gratuity; we thought that was well deserved.